Pentagon awards $52 million contract for COVID-19 test kits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it has awarded a $51.6 million contract to Goldbelt Security LLC to purchase COVID-19 antigen over-the-counter test kits, part of President Joe Biden's pledge to make available 500 million test kits.

The announcement did not specify how many kits Newport News, Virginia-based Goldbelt Security would supply under the contract.

(Reporting by Eric Beechd; editing by Jonathan Oatis)